Cert 18 | 89 mins | 1977
5 star 1970’s horror at it’s terrifying best.
The Hills Have Eyes was first released in 1977 and was written and directed by the late great Wes Craven (The People Under The Stairs, Scream). Along with his other cult classic The Last House on the Left it is one of the seminal films which redefined the horror genre in the 1970’s.
It…more
Cert U | 103 mins | 2016
5 stars for the stunning final feature film from Studio Ghibli.
When Marnie Was There is written and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (The Secret World of Arrietty) and produced by the fabulous Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle). It is based on the novel of the same name by Joan G. Robinson, with the location changed from Norfolk in England, to…more
Cert PG | 350 mins | 2016
4 stars, the Iwatobi Swim Club are back!
Free! Eternal Summer is based on the light novel High Speed! by Kōji Ōji and produced by Kyoto Animation (K-On!!, Clannad) and Animation Do. It is the sequel to the highly popular series Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club.
“Join us and become a more muscular you!”
It’s the start of a new school year and the…more
Cert 15 | 12 x 23 mins | 2014
4 Star
Swords, Twin-Tails and Fetishes.
From Production IMS (Castle Town Dandelion) and director Hiroyuki Kanbe comes a bizarre series even for the Japanese’s strange sense of humour. At a 15 Certificate I think that the viewer should be of a sexually educated age and know that there are strange fetishes out there. But that said I found it very funny and…more
Cert 18 | 92 mins | 1988
3 stars for a classically silly eighties creature feature.
Sex and Slugs and Rock and Roll!
First released in 1988, Slugs is based on the novel of the same name by Shaun Hutson and directed by Juan Piquer Simon (The Rift, Extraterrestrial Visitors).
“Killer slugs for chrissakes. What’ll it be next? Demented crickets? Rampaging mosquitos maybe?”
Slugs is set in small town America, downtown Ashton,…more
Cert PG | 101 mins | 1946
4 stars for this classy and glamorous whodunnit.
The Blue Dahlia was first released in 1946. It was the only produced original screenplay by renowned crime writer Raymond Chandler (The Big Sleep, The Long Goodbye) and was directed by George Marshall (Destry Rides Again, How The West Was Won).
“I told you she was poison. They’re all poison sooner or later.”
Johnny Morrison…more
Cert 15 | 92 mins | 2016
4 stars for this original and genuinely scary horror film.
Friend Request is written and directed by Simon Verhoeven (Men in the City 1 and 2) with screenplay by Matthew Ballen and Philip Koch (Outside the Box).
“You know a lot of dead people, Miss Laura.”
Laura (Alycia Debnam-Carey – Into the Storm) is a popular college student, who spends lots of time on social…more
